early 20th century
paper: 55.7 x 23.2 cm (21 15/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left "He He Er Sheng" ("The Two Sages He and He"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Yong Xing" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; compare with 1935.37.5.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.125.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Shui Mu Niangniang" ("Water Goddess"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; almost identical to 1980.92.16.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Possibly from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.47.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Zeng Fu Cai Shen" (God of Wealth Who Increases Happiness). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed title inscription reading from right to left: "Xi Gui Zhi Shen" ("Gods of Happiness and Nobility"), another inscription reading vertically: "Ying Xi" ("Welcoming Happiness"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChinese